Mccrometer sole source

The City of Salem, Oregon, is pursuing a sole source procurement for a FLODAR Logger/Controller Wastewater Flow Monitor with cable from McCrometer, located in Hemet, California. This specialized wastewater monitoring equipment will be purchased directly from the manufacturer without competitive bidding, as the city has determined the equipment is available from only one source. The procurement notice was first published on November 7, 2025, with an anticipated award date of November 13, 2025. The total contract value is $7,544.00, and no bidder's conference or site visit is required for this procurement. Potential vendors are not able to compete for this contract due to the sole source designation. The procurement is specifically for Marion County and will involve the direct acquisition of specialized wastewater flow monitoring technology.

Interested parties who wish to protest the sole source determination must submit a written protest to the City Manager's office at 555 Liberty St SE, Room 220, Salem, OR 97301 within seven calendar days of the first public notice. Any protest must be accompanied by a certified or cashier's check for $500 to cover processing costs and must include a detailed statement of legal and factual grounds, supporting evidence, a description of potential harm, and the specific relief requested. No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations were mentioned in the procurement notice. The sole source nature of the procurement means that only McCrometer can fulfill this specific equipment requirement. The procurement appears to be focused on replacing or upgrading existing wastewater monitoring infrastructure with a specialized logger/controller system that meets the city's specific technical requirements.